Department: School of Language and Literature
Job Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Web Address: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs
Job Rank: Research Assistant/Research Fellow
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Software Development; Humanities Computing
Required Language(s): English (eng)
Description:
University of Aberdeen
School of Language and Literature
Research Assistant/Research Fellow in Software Development/ Humanities Computing
Language and Linguistic Evidence in the 1641 Depositions
In support of a major multidisciplinary Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project Language and Linguistic Evidence in the 1641 Depositions, led by Dr. Barbara Fennell, we are seeking a Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Software Development/ Humanities Computing. You will work with the Principal Investigator (PI) and a team of other linguists, computer specialists and historians to further develop and analyze a digitized corpus of quasi-legal statements from witnesses to the 1641 rebellion in Ireland. Consulting with Humanities Computing experts in Dublin, the postholder will develop facility with IBM LanguageWare?, and will work with the PI and Early Modern English Research Fellow to develop the ontologies needed to manipulate the digital corpus in order to be able to interrogate it about the nature of the language represented within it (for interpretation by historical linguists, dialect and text analysis specialists and cultural, political
and social historians). The postholder will then proceed to help develop an
interactive research site for use by linguists, historians and lay inquirers.
To be appointed as a Research Fellow you must hold a PhD in a relevant computer science discipline, or to be appointed as a Research Assistant you must hold a Master's degree plus the appropriate level of experience that demonstrates the required skills and capabilities. You should have demonstrated expertise in java programming, databases, XML, and have a strong understanding of modern web technologies. You will be disciplined, but creative and innovative, and motivated by the creation of transformative research technology. A flair for user interface design and visualization techniques would be prove advantageous.
A Research Fellow will be appointed at the appropriate point of Grade 6-7 scale (£29,853 - £36,715 per annum), and a Research Assistant will be appointed at the appropriate point of the Grade 5 scale (£25,001 - £28,139 per annum).
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Barbara Fennell at the email address below.
Should you require a visa to undertake paid employment in the UK you will be required to fulfill the minimum points criteria to be granted a Certificate of Sponsorship and Tier 2 visa. As appropriate, at the time an offer of appointment is made you will be asked to demonstrate that you fulfill the criteria in respect of financial maintenance and competency in English. Please do not hesitate to contact Moira Falconer, HR Adviser, for further information on this.
To apply online for this position visit www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs or alternatively you may request an application pack by emailing your name and contact details to jobs@abdn.ac. uk or by telephoning our 24 hour answer service on (01224) 272727 quoting the job reference number LAN019R.
The closing date for the receipt of applications is Monday 22 March 2010.
It is anticipated that the first interviews will be held in Aberdeen on 25 March 2010.
Promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunities throughout the University
Application Deadline: 22-Mar-2010
Email Address for Applications: jobs@abdn.ac. uk
Contact Information:
Dr. Barbara Fennell
Email: b.a.fennell@ abdn.ac.uk
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